ScreenDemon First Impressions: Terra Nova

Fox’s Terra Nova finally premiered in the UK last night with a two-hour opening special on Sky 1. Lauded as the TV series with an infinite budget and with Spielberg listed as one of its executive producers, the Jurassic Park-esque show certainly has a lot to live up to given the recent surge in quality programming – Broadwalk Empire, Blue Bloods, The Wire, Lost, Fringe etc. – and, naturally, Fox want to justify that expense. Gut reactions? They could be on to a winner.